COUN 12Introduction to Educational and Career Exploration

Catalog

This course provides students with the opportunity to conduct self-assessments and to apply the results to the process of making educational and career decisions, including the selection of an academic major, and the creation of an action plan with measurable goals. The course includes assessments of values, interests, personality characteristics, skills, and learning styles. Students use a variety of resources to research and evaluate educational and career options. The course presents decision-making models, goal-setting techniques and job-search strategies related to each student's short- and long-term goals.